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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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